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Antonio Conte aims dig at Man United boss Jose Mourinho over this Chelsea star
CHELSEA manager Antonio Conte has aimed a dig at former Blues boss Jose Mourinho over in-form winger Victor Moses.
Antonio Conte surprised Victor Moses was overlooked by Jose Mourinho
Moses failed to break into Chelsea’s first-team during Jose Mourinho’s second spell at the club and was loaned out on three occasions to Liverpool, Stoke and West Ham.
But the 25-year-old is enjoying life under Antonio Conte since the Italian switched to a 3-4-3 formation at the start of last month.
Conte’s change in tactics has seen Moses start as a right wing-back over the last six league games and he has been key in Chelsea’s rise to top of the table.
Victor Moses has been key for Chelsea this season
The Nigeria international has helped the Blues to six consecutive league wins without conceding a single goal.
And Conte admits he was surprised Moses’ potential was overlooked by his predecessors at Stamford Bridge.
Moses struggled for two-and-a-half years under now-Manchester United boss Mourinho and also had short stints under Roberto Di Matteo, Rafa Benitez and Guus Hiddink.
Victor Moses struggled to hold onto a first-team spot at Chelsea before Antonio Conte
“I noticed his potential from the first days of the summer retreat,” Conte told Gazzetta dello Sport.
“Moses has important qualities: technique, physical strength, the ability to cover seventy metres of the pitch.
“I find it incredible that someone like him has been overlooked.”
Moses was part of Chelsea’s starting XI that embarrassed Mourinho’s United side 4-0 at Stamford Bridge last month.